G\u00e9rard Jugnot (born 4 May 1951 in Paris) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.<\/p>\n
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, was extremely successful in films such as Les Bronz\u00e9s (1978), Les Bronz\u00e9s font du ski (1979) and Le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl est une ordure (1982).<\/p>\n
Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in Les Choristes in which he played Cl\u00e9ment Mathieu. The last movie he directed was Rose et Noir (2008).<\/p>\n
Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot, born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer C\u00e9cile Magnan.<\/p>\n
He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the L\u00e9gion d’honneur in 2004.<\/p>\n
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G\u00e9rard Jugnot (born 4 May 1951 in Paris) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-30751","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n